Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

September 30, 1916 ACCESSORY NEWS SECTION 2087 DUPLEX REWINDER 1000-FOOT FLANGE These rewinders are geared five to one, flange turning same way as handle. Hand cut steel gears are fully enclosed in gear housing ; no chance to cut one's fingers ; also keeps the film free from oil and grease ; one inch ferrule with sliding ten inch disc ; is constructed extra heavy and durable. Above is nickel plated and finished the same way as our reel and negative rewinder. Complete Laboratory Equipment Duplex Machine Company ( 1 NCORPORATED) 316-318 75th St., Brooklyn, New York THE LYCEUM, EGREMONT, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, LOOKS LIKE A GREEK TEMPLE AND SHOWS PICTURES OF "CLASSIC WORTH" THE Lyceum, Egremont, Cheshire, England, is made impos.'ng by a front modeled on the plan of a Greek temple. Its appearance of solidity engendered by its six massive stone pillars, gives the pedestrian a foretaste of the pictures of solid worth shown inside. The theatre was built about six years ago and is controlled by the Raymond Circuit, London, W. C. In the vestibule are palms tastefully arranged on handsomely carved mahogany pedestals, and the auditorium is decorated in a pleasing style in correspondence with the exterior decorative scheme. An orchestra of eight plays the music for the pictures. In the box iffice have been installed the latest Accurate Checking Machines, while in the operating booth are two 110-110 ampere motor generators, supplying current to two Erneman projectors independently, so that no " waits occur during the change of reels. The Lyceum E'.ec-ric Palace The Lyceum is a first run house and shows eight reels at each performance, which runs continuously from six in the afternoon until eleven at night. The theatre is located in a residential section and draws a select patronage. The number of people employed is twenty-two. Electric exhaust fans and large revolving ventilators in the roof keep the interior supplied with fresh air. In the winter the house is heated by gas radiators. The ligliting system consists of tastefully arranged wall brackets. The seating capacity of the mainfloor is five hundred, and there are two hundred seats in the balcony. The length of throw is seventy feet, and the pictures are shown on a linen coated screen. The inside of the hall is tastefully decorated in a rich alpine cream, the side wall being embellished by handsome plastic decorations in gold. The balcony is approached direct out of the vestibule by means of a double flight of stairs, covered with heavy Wilton pile carpet of a dark crimson color. This is also to be found in the spacious balcony, whilst the seats are of a rose color, a heavy curtain to match being in the position of a draught screen running the full length of the back of balcony immediately behind the seating. A feature of the interior is the massive and solid brass fittings >.o be seen on the stairway, whilst the exterior and interior swing doors are of polished mahogany and beveled plate glass. Although comparatively young. W. Pell Smith, the manager, has had considerable experience in the business, having spent a number of years previous to taking up management as an operator, and his knowledge of the "projection" side of the business is of no mean order, so the breakdowns are unknown at the Lyceum. THE SHERMAN JS LOCATED IN THE MISSION SECTION OF SAN FRANCISCO THE Sherman, 2614 Mission street, San Francisco, is owned by L. F. Gernhardt, who decided when he opened the house, in 1905, that he would try to make it one of the most attractive theatres in the Mission section of the city. By a judicious use of daily PHOTO CINES NO 4 CAMERA TRIPOD fitted with Zeiss Tessar Lens F3.5— Automatic diaphragm dissolve, single turn and reverse action, film punch, adjustable frame line. Price $250.?? Complete SEND FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUE TOPICAL-PATHE-DEBRIE CAMERAS AND ACCESSORIES G. GENNERT 24-26 E. 13 St. 320 S. Wabash Ave. New York Chicago 455 S. Olive St. 693 Mission St. Los Angeles San Francisco Our advertisers tell us when we give YOU the best m,.K.izine.